South University-Austin
About
South University is a private for-profit university with its main campus and online operations in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1899, South University consists of its School of Pharmacy, College of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Professions, College of Business, College of Theology, and College of Arts and Sciences. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 9,951 borrowers who entered repayment, 310 (3.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at South University-Austin
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
South University-Austin vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions South University-Austin selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
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SubjectSouth University-Austin | 0% | — | 297 | $24,532 | Baccalaureate |
Baylor University | 80% | 51.3% | 20,626 | $41,942 | R1 Research |
Concordia University Texas | 45% | 91.3% | 1,396 | $22,240 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Huston-Tillotson University | 34% | 39.1% | 1,059 | $19,847 | Baccalaureate |
Saint Edward's University | 63% | 81.4% | 3,033 | $23,636 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Southwestern University | 73% | 43.1% | 1,440 | $27,468 | Baccalaureate |
Strayer University-Texas | 25% | — | 2,508 | $17,517 | — |
Texas State University | 55% | 89.3% | 40,674 | $16,438 | R2 Research |
The University of Texas at Austin | 89% | 26.6% | 53,864 | $19,678 | R1 Research |
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 49% | 95.8% | 3,321 | $28,690 | Doctoral/Professional |
| Peer group median | 52% | 66.4% | 2,771 | $22,938 |
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (9)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityPharmacy Academic Student Success Grant – New StudentSouth Universityinstitution_site$8,000
- opportunityAlumni GrantSouth Universityinstitution_site$6,000
- opportunityStudent Success GrantSouth Universityinstitution_site$3,375
- opportunityPharmacy Academic Student Success Grant – Continuing Pharmacy StudentsSouth Universityinstitution_site$750
- opportunity1899 GrantSouth Universityinstitution_site$633
- opportunityPath to Graduation GrantSouth Universityinstitution_site$575
- opportunityGraduate Academic Merit ScholarshipSouth Universityinstitution_site$50
- opportunityInternational Student Academic Merit ScholarshipSouth Universityinstitution_site$50
- opportunityMilitary Tuition GrantSouth Universityinstitution_site
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